linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v2 12/29] PCI/MSI: Introduce pcim_enable

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Message-ID: <5269D5D1.60103@start.ca>
Date:	Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:22:09 -0400
From:	Mark Lord <kernel@...rt.ca>
To:	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>,
	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
CC:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v2 12/29] PCI/MSI: Introduce pcim_enable_msi*() family
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On 13-10-24 07:41 AM, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:57:40AM +0100, David Laight wrote:
>> The one case it doesn't work is where the driver either
>> wants the full number or the minimum number - but not
>> a value in between.
>>
>> Might be worth adding an extra parameter so that this
>> (and maybe other) odd requirements can be met.
> 
> IMHO its not worth it, since it is not possible to generalize
> all odd requirements out there. I do not think we should blow
> the API in this case.
> 
> Having said that, the min-or-max interface is probably the only
> worth considering. But again, I would prefer to put its semantics
> to function name rather than to extra parameters, i.e.
> 
> pcim_enable_msix_min_max(struct pci_dev *dev, struct msix_entry *entries,
> 			 unsigned int minvec, unsigned int maxvec);

The hardware I have in mind here works only for powers of two.
Eg. 16, 8, 4, 2, or 1 MSI-X vector.  Not the odd values in between.

But it appears I can still just use a loop for that case,
calling the new function above instead of the old functions.

Cheers

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